ER  HONI SOIT 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 Y ●●NSE dieu ET MON DROIT  
ELIZABETH by the grace of God, queen of England, France and Ireland, defender of the faith. &c. To all to whom these presents shall come greeting.  
Know ye that as well in consideration of the good, faithful and acceptable service to be heretofore done, by our trusty and well-beloved seruant Sir John Pakington Knight, as for and in consideration of the sum of forty Pounds of currant money of this our realm, to be yearly answered and paid to us our heires and successors by the said sir John Pakington his Executors or assigns into the receipt of our Exchequer at the feast of the nativity of our Lord God, or within two moneths next after at one entier payment during all the yeres mentioned in these presents for and during the continuance of this our grant. For the tru● payment whereof accordingly the said Sir John Pakington hath already put in sufficient bond & assurance to us, as also for and in consideration that the said Sir John Pakington hath likewise put in sufficient bond and assurance to us for the yearly payment of the sum of five hundreth Pounds of currant money of this our Realm● to be likewise yearly answered and paid to us our heires and successors at the said place, and within the said time, for and during the continuance of this our grant, for and towards the satisfaction and payment of a certain debt due to us by Richard young deceased, and for diuers and sundry other considerations us moving:  

〈◇〉  WE of our especial grace, certain knowledge and mere motion haue given and granted, and by these presents for us our heires and successors do give and grant to the said Sir John Pakington and his assigns, and the assigns of his said assignee and his and their assigns, full power and licence, and authority that he by himself or by his assigns or the assignee or assigns of his assigns or his or their assigns, or the Seruants, factors or deputies of him or his assigns or the assignee or assigns of his said assigns, or his or their assigns, or of any of them as well Englishmen and denizens as strangers born under the obedience of any foreign Prince, being with us in league and amity, shall and may at all times for and during the term of eight whole yeres, from and immediately ensuing the date of these our letters Patents provide and buy in any part beyond the Seas being with us in league and amity, all and every such sorts of Starch, as he or they or any of them shall think good, and the same Starch from time to time to bring or sand or cause to be brought or sent and transported into this our realm or any our Dominions and there to utter, and sell, distribute and dispose the same in gross or by retail, to his or their most commodity, without incurring of any maner of penalty, forfeiture, or danger in that behalf: any Law, act, statute, ordinance, or restraint to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.  
And further we will and grant by these presents for us our heires and successors, that the said Sir John Pakington and his assigns and the assignee and assigns of his assignee and his and their assigns, and the seruants, factors, and deputies of him and his assigns only and none other shall during the said term, haue exercise and enjoy the premises to him by these presents before given and granted, and also the full and whole trade and traffic of Merchandizing and selling of Starch within this our Re●lme and dominions as aforesaid.  

〈…〉.  ANd therefore we do straightly charge and command all and every person and persons whatsoever, of what estate, degree, or condition soever they be, that none of them shall during the said term make or cause to be made any maner of Starch within this our realm or dominions aforesaid. And likewise that none of them other then the said Sir John Pakington or his assigns or the assignee or assigns of his assigns or his or their assigns, or his or their seruants, factors, or deputies as is aforesaid shall during the said term bring or sand, or cause to be brought or sent, transported or laid on land, nor by any maner of means or colour, merchandise, buy, sell, utter, shift, exchange, offer to sell 〈◇〉 put to sale, or keep to the intent to sell any maner of Starch into or within this our realm or any our Dominions contrary to the effect and true meaning of this our grant, or of any Law, statute, ordinance, restraint p●●●●●mation or provision in that case made or provided: Vpon pain that every person offending in that behalf, shal not onely incur our high displeasure and suffer such fine, punishment and imprisonment, as is due for offences and offenders in cases of contempt against our crown, dignity and prerogative royal, but also shall likewise loose and forfeit all the Starch which shalbe made, brought in, sold, merchandized, uttered shifted, exchanged, offered, or put to sale, or kept to the intent to be sold contrary to the tenor or intent of this our present grant. The one half of which forfeiture, to be to us our heires and successors, and the other half we give and grant by these presents, for us our heires and successors to the said Sir John Pakington and his assigns.  

〈…〉.  ANd for the better execution of this our grant, we do also for us our heires and successors give and grant by these presents to the said Sir John Pakington full power, free liberty, and authority that he the said Sir John Pakington and his assigns, and the assignee and assigns of his assigns, and his and their assigns, and his and their and every of their seruants, factors and deputies and every of them, shall and may at all times, and from time to time during the said term, enter into any Ship, bottom, vess●ll, boat, shop warehouse, or other place or places whatsoever, which they or any of them shall think good within this our realm, or any other our dominions by water or land, as well within liberties as without, and there by all lawful and convenient ways and means try out and search for all such Starch as shall be made, brought transported l●yde on land, bought, sold, merchandized shifted, exchanged, uttered, offered or put to sale, or kept to the intent to be put to sale contrary to the meaning or intent of these our letters Patents, and to arrest, seize, take, carry away and detain the same to the uses in these our letters Patents before mentioned and expressed, to the intent that the said Sir John Pakington and his assigns shal and may quietly haue and enjoy the moiety of all forfeitures as is aforesaid during the term aforesaid according to the effect of this our grant.  

〈◇〉 〈◇〉 of 〈◇〉 forfeitures 〈◇〉 〈◇〉 paid to 〈◇〉 Pa..  WE do further will and grant that these our letters Patents or the enrolment, Duplicate, or exemplification of the same, without any further or other warrant, shall from time to time during the said term of yeres, be a sufficient warrant and authority to our treasurer of England for the time being, and to the Barons of our Exchequer, and to all other our Officers and ministers whatsoever to whom it shall or may appertain, to allow, deliver and pay the one moiety of all the said forfeitures to the said Sir John Pakington or his assigns, or the assignee or assigns of his assigns or his or their assigns to his and their own proper use and behoof. Which said allowance and payment thereof our will and pleasure is, to be from time to time duly made and performed accordingly during the term aforesaid, without any denial or delay of any our Officers and ministers whatsoever.  

〈◇〉 custom 〈◇〉 be paid for 〈◇〉 Starch 〈…〉.  ANd further we will and command and by these presents for us our heires and successors, do straightly charge and prohibit all & singular our Customers, Collectors, controllers, and farmers of our customs and Subsidies of and within all and every Ports, havens and creeks and all other places whatsoever within this our realm or any other our Dominions, and all other our Officers and Minist●rs whatsoever, which haue or shal haue any dealing or intermeddling couching our said customs or Subsidies, that they nor any of them by themselves, their clerks, Deputies, and seruants receive or take or in any wise cause or suffer to be taken any custom or subsidy, or any thing or things whatsoeu●r, during the said term of yeeres in the name or lieu of any custom or subsidy, nor compound or agree, or make any entry into any book of or for any custom subsidy or other duty which shall hereafter during the said term happen or grow due to us our heires and successors for any Starch which shalbe brought into this our realm or any other our Dominions by any person or persons, other then the said Sir John Pakington and his assignees, and the assignee and assignees of his assignees, and his and their assignees, or his or their seruants, factors or deputies, or in the name or names of him or them, or some of them and for his and their or some of their onely use and uses.  

〈…〉 forth of 〈…〉 Exche●●●●.  ANd further we will and grant by these presents for us our heires and successors that the Treasurer and Barons of our Exchequer for the time being by the force of this our grant or the enrolment thereof in the same Court at all and every time and times during the said term at and vpon the request of the said Sir John Pakington or his assignees, or the assignee or assignees of his assignees, or his and their assignees, or any other his or their attorney, factor or deputy shall haue full power, or lawful authority to make and direct under the seal of the same Exchequer, such and so many writ and writs, Close or Patent unto such Maiors, bailiffs, Sheriffes, Farmers of customs, Customers, Collectors, controllers, Seachers, and other Officers of us our heires and successors in such Shires, Counties, Cities, boroughs, Ports, havens, and creeks, or other places whatsoever within any our Dominions as the said Sir John Pakington or his assignees or the assignee or assignees of his assignees, or his or their assignees, attorney, seruant or factor, shall at any time require. Commanding and charging them or any of them thereby that they nor any of them during the said term, receive or take any custom or subsidy or any other thing in the name or lieu of any custom or subsidy, or compound or agree or make any composition or agreement, or any entry into any book of or for any custom subsidy or other duty which shall hereafter during the said term happen or grow due to us our heires or successors for any maner of Starch, which shall bee brought into this realm or any other our Dominions, otherwise then by virtue of and according to this our present lyeence and grant, and also to do and execute and cause to be done and executed all and every thing and matter whatsoever, which shall and may be necessary requisite or convenient for the performing, executing and accomplishment of this our present grant.  

Cu●●omers to 〈◇〉 and de●i as sir John P●●●●gton.  WIlling and commanding all our said Customers, Collectors, controllers, and Farmers of our said customs and Subsidies from time to time and at all times during the said term in all places within their Office and charge carefully and diligently by all ways and means to try out and search for all such Starch as by any person or persons shall be made or caused to be made within this our said realm or other our Dominions. And also to try out and search for all such Starch as by any person or persons, other then the said sir John Pakington and his assignees or the assignee or assignees of his assignees, or his or their assignees, seruants, factors or deputies or some of them shall within the said term be brought and laid on land, merchandise, bought, sold, uttered shifted, exchanged, offered, or put to sale, or kept to be sold into or within this our realm or any other our Dominions contrary to the tenor of these our letters Patents: and to arrest, take, seize, and to deliver the same to the said sir John Pakington and his assignees and the assignee and assignees of his said assignees, and his and their assignees, or to his seruants, factors and deputies of them or some of them to the uses above specified.  

Puni●●ment for offenders.  ANd further that they do carefully and dilgently endeavour themselves that th●intent and true meaning of these our letters Patents may be in all things kept and observed. And if in th'execution thereof they shall find any resistance, that they certify the same into our Court of the said Exchequer, to the end the offenders therein may receive condign punishment for the same their offences, and to the end that the said sir John Pakington and his assignees and the assignee or assignees of his assignees, and his and their assignees, deputies, seruants, and factors and every of them shall haue the whole benefit and profit of this our grant, accorcording to the true meaning of these our letters Patents.  
Our express will and pleasure is, and we do require and straightly charge and command our chancellor and Barons of our Court of Exchequer, and all other our Iudges, Iustices of peace, Maiors, officers, and Ministers whatsoever, within this our realm of England and other our Dominions, vpon complaint unto them or any of them to be made by the said sir John Pakington his assignees or the assignee or assignees of his said assignees or his or their assignees, factors, deputies and seruants, or any of them, that any person or persons whatsoever shall offend in making, transporting, or uttering, putting to sale, shifting, exchanging, or offering to sale, or keeping to th'intent to put to sale any sort of Starch contrary to the true meaning of these our letters Patents to inquire of, try out, and examine by all due and lawful means and ways whatsoever, all and every such offences, and the offenders therein to cause to be seuerily punished: as contemners of our prerogative royal, by such fine and imprisonment and otherwise, as shal be due for such offenders, & as the quality of their offences shall deserve and require, and also from time to time during the said term to take such strait orders for the restraining of all such offenders as aforesaid, & all other persons whatsoever, from doing or attempting any thing whereby the said sir John Pakington or his assignees or the assignee or assignees of his assignees or his or their assignees, deputies, factors, or seruants, shall or may be any way prejudiced or hindered, quietly to haue & enjoy the benefit of this our grant according to our gracious pleasure and meaning therein expressed, as shal be lawful and reasonable, and as in their discretions they shall think meet.  

〈◇〉 Officers 〈◇〉 be aiding.  ANd further we will & command by these presents that all Maiors, bailiffs, Sheriffes, Justices of the peace, Constables comptrollers, Searchers, & all other our Officers, Minister & subiects whatsoever do not onely permit and suffer the said sir John Pakington and his assignees and the assignee and assignees of his assignees and his and their assignees and his and their seruants, factors and deputies to haue & enjoy the full benefit and commodity of this our grant, but also that they be helping, aiding and assisting to him and them in the execution hereof, when they shal be thereunto required, at all times during the said term as they will answer the contrary at their uttermost peril.  
saving always to us our Heires and successors all and all maner customs subsidies and duties which shall or ought to be in any wise due or payable of or for any Starch brought or to be brought, or transported into this our realm or any other our Dominions by the said sir John Pakington or his assignees or the assignee or assignees, or his or their assignees, seruants, factors or deputies or in their or any of their names or name during the said term.  
ALl which said customs, Subsidies and dueties, our express will and pleasure is to be duly and fully answered and paid to us our Heires and Successors during the said term of yeeres. Any thing in these presents contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding. In witness whereof we haue caused these our letters to be made Patents.  
witness ourself at Westminster the twentieth day of may in the fortieth year of our reign. Per breue de privato Sigillo, &c. Powle.  
Nos tenorem litterarum patentem predictarum ad requisitionem delectorum nobis, Georgij Berisford, Thome Fuller, Iosue crew, & Guihelmi Nottingham, duximus exemplificand per presentes. In cuius rei testimonium has litteras nostras fieri fecimus patents. Teste meipsa, &c.